William CouttsKeppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle was born on 15 April 1832 at London, EnglandG.1 He was the son of GeneralGeorge ThomasKeppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle and SusanTrotter.1 He married Sophia MaryMacNab, daughter of SirAllan NapierMacnab, 1st Bt. and MaryStuart, on 15 November 1855 at Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaG.2 He died on 28 August 1894 at age 62, from paralysis.2 He was buried at Quidenham, Norfolk, EnglandG.2 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Ensign in 1843 in the 43rd Foot.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1843 in the 43rd Foot.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1848 in the Scots Guards.1 He was styled as Viscount Bury between 1851 and 1891.1 He was Aide-de-Camp to Lord Frederick Fitz-Clarence in 1853 at IndiaG.1 He held the office of Superintendant for Indian Affairs for Canada between 1854 and 1856.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Norwich between 1857 and 1859.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1859.1 He held the office of Treasurer of the Queen's Household between 1859 and 1866.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1860 in the Civil Service Rifle Volunteers.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wick Burghs between 1860 and 1865.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Berwick between 1868 and 1874.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) on 24 August 1870.1 He succeeded as the 7th Baron Ashford, of Ashford, Kent [E., 1697] on 6 September 1876, in the lifetime of his father.2 He held the office of Under-Secretary for War in 1878.2 On 13 April 1879 he became a Roman Catholic.2 He held the office of Volunteer Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1881.2 He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Bury, co. Lancaster [E., 1697] on 21 February 1891. He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Albemarle [E., 1697] on 21 February 1891.1

Lt.-Col.Arnold Allen CecilKeppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle was born on 1 June 1858 at Sloane Street, Chelsea, London, EnglandG.1 He was the son of William CouttsKeppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle and Sophia MaryMacNab.1 He married LadyGertrude LuciaEgerton, daughter of WilbrahamEgerton, 1st and last Earl Egerton of Tatton and LadyMary Sarah PercyAmherst, on 4 January 1881.1 He died on 12 April 1942 at age 83.2 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Scots Guard.1 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)3 He was styled as Viscount Bury between 1891 and 1894.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Birkenhead between 1892 and 1894.1 He was Colonel commanding of the Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles between 1892 and 1901.3 He succeeded as the 8th Earl of Albemarle [E., 1697] on 28 August 1894.1 He succeeded as the 8th Baron Ashford, of Ashford, Kent [E., 1697] on 28 August 1894. He succeeded as the 8th Viscount Bury, co. Lancaster [E., 1697] on 28 August 1894. He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk.3 He gained the rank of honoray Lieutenant-Colonel in 1900.3 He was Lieutenant-Colonel commander of the Infantry Battalion, City Imperial Volunteers in South Africa in 1900.3 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Civil Service Rifles (Volunteer).1 He fought in the Boer War in 1900, where he was mentioned in despatches and won a medal with four clasps.3 He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)3 He gained the rank of honorary Colonel in the 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.3 He was Brigadier-General of the Norfolk Volunteer Infantry Brigade between 1901 and 1906.3 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)3 He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII.3 He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V.3 He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)3 He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers' Decoration (V.D.)3 He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting to HM King George V between 1922 and 1924.3

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 17. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 735. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.